HUICHOL, felt rug, tapestry
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Description
This piece is a homage to the Huichol (or Wixáritari), an indigenous people in Mexico, living in the Sierra Madre Occidental covering the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas and Durango. In a religious and philosophical context, ‘huichol’ art expresses the connection between the gods and the profane. The Huichol are famous for their glass-bead artworks and also for their use of the Peyote cactus for medicinal and shamanistic rituals. A fun, spiritual, psychedelic wall or floor-piece, in the shape of animal skin. Here felt charmingly replaces the animal fur. Elissa Medina is a Mexican designer, now working and living in Brooklyn, New York. She creates design pieces and sculptural objects, in textiles and ceramics.
The felt is the highest quality felt made in Germany, produced of 100% Merino wool from New Zealand. OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified. -
More Information
Customization Options: The artist can make various colour schemes and sizes bespoke to order. This piece is medium size. Documentation: Signed Origin: Mexico Period: New Materials: felt Hexagons, stitched, handmade Condition: New. Creation Date: 2017 Styles / Movements: Contemporary, Studio Craft, Collectible Design Patterns: Contemporary/Modern, Geometric Incollect Reference #: 532990 -
Dimensions
W. 62.99 in; H. 74.8 in; W. 160 cm; H. 190 cm;
Message from Seller:
Marion Friedmann Gallery launched in 2011 in London and merges a penchant for the avant-garde with a passion to celebrate and promote the most remarkable emerging and established contemporary designers. The gallery represents eclectic & eccentric collectible design with a special interest in`Materiality ́as well as in pieces with a positive environmental message. The objects range from furniture, lighting, objets d`art, jewelry and sculpture. We develop bespoke and special commissions.
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